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Keep Your ISS Advisor Informed

  • Change your major, program, or degree level. 
  • Change your education level. 
  • Transfer to a new school or take a leave of absence. 
  • Change employment
  • Take a break from school. 
  • Travel outside the United States. 
  • Move to a new address. 
  • Request a program extension. 
  • Apply for AT or OPT.

Note: It is your responsibility to notify us within 10 days of any change in your employment, address, or major.

International Student Advisors

Our team is ready to assist you. Schedule an appointment or visit us at Cannon Activities Center Room 157. All advisors are DSOs and AROs with specific advising queues.

Principal Designated School Official & Responsible Officer: Lenisi Pasi
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Lenisi Pasi

Senior Manager
(808) 675-3010
lenisi.pasi@byuh.edu

J-1 Visa

 [RO] Burma (MMR), Congo/Brazzaville, Eswatini/Swaziland, Ghana, Mauritius, Nigeria, and Tonga
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Rusia Mamea

International Student Advisor
(808) 675-3042
rusia.mamea@byuh.edu

J-1 Visa

 [ARO]: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Papua NG (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and the Philippines (Q-Z)
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Jared Ava

International Student Advisor
(808) 675-3558
Jared.Ava@byuh.edu

J-1 Visa

 [ARO]: Australia, French Polynesia, New Zealand, and the Philippines (A-E)
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Jing Jun Huang

International Student Advisor
jingjun.huang@byuh.edu

J-1 Visa

 [ARO]: Argentina, Brazil, China, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Mexico, Mongolia, Taiwan, and the Philippines (F-P)
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Tatyana Lukov

SEVIS Coordinator/International Student Advisor
(808) 675-3019
Tatyana.Lukov@byuh.edu

F-1 Visa

 [DSO]: All F-1 students
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Lisa Faonelua

International Student Advisor
(808) 675-3043
lisa.faonelua@byuh.edu

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 [ARO]:Bangladesh, Cambodia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, South Korea, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
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Senior Missionaries/Intern

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Elder Calvin Bishop

Church Missionary
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Samuel Hironaka

ISS Internship Policy & Procedures Specialist

Student team

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Pamela Chiping

ISS Student Manager
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Wai Keat (Jared) Wong

ISS Student Manager
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Nok Ching (Corina) Chan

ISS Student Lead
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Oyun-erdene Davaasuren

ISS Student Assistant

Policies & Procedures Team

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Talalelei Vaoga

ISS Policy & Procedures Specialist
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William Vatikani

ISS Policy & Procedures Specialist
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Jiiva Nicole Orcuse

ISS Policy & Procedures Specialist

Internships Team

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Rafael Habla Abainza

ISS Student Assistant
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Moujin (Joey) Liu

ISS Student Assistant
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Glenda Torres

ISS Student Assistant

Communication Team

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Chun Ho (Eric) Wong

ISS Communications Manager